Academics

Women's History Month Events 2014

February 27, 2014
Maraini's strengths are dramatic and political, as has been her life. She is a feminist and a political activist, but while both ways of thinking underscore her writing, she is never politically correct. Often her work is spiky with that suppressed fury of women of talent who have had to spend too much time with men and movements of the left.
Holman Room, Mary Lyon Hall 5pm

February 28 & March 1, 2014
Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues is based on interviews conducted in the early 1990s with a diverse group of women. The show speaks candidly on female sexuality and challenges the audience to drop the stigma around it. The play now also deals with issues of violence against women and is supported by the V-Day Foundation. Tickets are $5 for the Wheaton community and $8 for general admission. All proceeds go to New Hope Inc. of Attleboro.
Cole Memorial Chapel, 7pm

March 5, 2014
Visiting artist Jacqueline Salloum presents a screening of her feature length documentary Slingshot Hip Hop (2008 Sundance) followed by a Q&A session. Salloum is a New York based filmmaker and artist. During her MFA studies at New York University she created pop infused art (toys, gumball machines, etc) documenting histories of people, including her family, that have been altered or erased and challenging the stereotypes of Arabs. Salloum’s love for filmmaking began after creating her short video piece, Planet of the Arabs (2005 Sundance), she continues to write/direct films, music videos and teach workshops at universities and institutions in the US and internationally.
Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5pm

March 6 & 27, 2014
This workshop will be facilitated by the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island and the WMST Program. Students must attend both sessions and must sign up in advance. Limited to 20 students. Contact Professor Kim Miller to sign up.
May Room, Mary Lyon Hall 3pm

March 20, 21 & 23, 2014
Wheaton Words is a consciousness-raising project to highlight issues of sexuality, identity and relationships in the Wheaton community. The pieces are student written and include various modes of writing and delivery. Seating is limited, tickets are free of charge, but should be reserved in advance, to reserve tickets please send an email to wheatonwords@gmail.com.
Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts
March 20 & 21—7:00pm; March 23—4:00pm

March 26, 2014
Professor of Liberal Studies at The New School for Social Research, Walker is an intellectual historian who investigates alternatives to traditional accounts of the past. She is currently the editor of the Chawton House Library edition of Female Biography (1803) by Mary Hays, a six-volume work documenting the lives of 300 rebellious women, which Jane Austen is known to have read and may have used in writing her novels. Dr. Walker has assembled an international team of scholars and students for this project.
Woolley Room, Mary Lyon Hall 5pm

March 27, 2014
The documentary Girl Rising focuses on the education of girls internationally and the push to reform the restrictions by sharing their personal stories. Professor Donna Kerner will lead a discussion after the film.
Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 7pm

At Rosie's Place, a nonprofit women's shelter in Boston, Danielle Dickinson ’17 touched on various aspects of social justice, working in the public policy department, teaching classes, and tutoring ESL students.